Marshall Craig

Marshall Craig is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Autonomous University of Barcelona's Department of Translation, Interpreting, and East Asian Studies. His work focuses on the East Asian War of 1592-1598, analyzing contemporary personal accounts from Chinese, Korean, and Japanese sources. He completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford and has taught history, language, and translation at Oxford and SOAS, University of London. He served as a senior policy advisor to the UK and Scottish governments. His research emphasizes cross-cultural identity dynamics during conflict.

Education:

• Doctorate in History, University of Oxford

Research Interests: Craig's work integrates historical methodologies with textual analysis of classical sources to explore how individuals experienced and conceptualized the East Asian War. His monograph China, Korea, and Japan at War, 1592-1598: Eyewitness Accounts (Routledge, 2020) highlights the lived experiences of combatants and civilians.

Awards:

• Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019-2020)

Grants & Collaborations: His current research is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under Horizon 2020 (Grant No. 758347). He collaborates with the Aftermath of the East Asian War team at UAB and the Humanities Library.